Improving adherence to oral iron supplementation during pregnancy

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 281-290

  Bilimale, Anil ^a   Anjum, Javad ^b   Sangolli, H N ^a   Mallapur, Mahesh ^a  

^a KLE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Direct observer; Monitoring; Supervision

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77953157747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2010.291     Document Type: Article

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